Welcome back to Monday Mornings

Monday was my first day back at work. I was going to leave both boys at home with Grandma and I had spent Sunday night getting everything prepared...or so I thought.

Monday morning began at 3am when Trey woke up and wanted to nurse.

After Trey finished eating I was greeted by this lovely boy.

I quickly gave Trey to Tyler to burp and put back to sleep as I walked Tanner back to his room to get him back to sleep. All Tanner wanted to talk about was "mommy work". After 45 minutes I left Tanner laying in bed with promises of returning to check on him. I made it back to bed and laid down for all of 5 minutes when Tanner was back at our bedside.

By this point I needed to get up and get ready for work. Tyler tried everything in his power to get Tanner to go downstairs to play with him so that he didn't wake Trey up but Tanner would not leave my side. So, he patiently sat on the bathroom floor while I proceeded to get ready for work.

By 6am Trey was back awake and wanting to nurse so here it is 6am on Monday morning and everyone is in the living room awake (well Tyler was dozing in the recliner).

I finally leave for work around 7am and decide that I really need coffee. I stop at my favorite coffee place to read a sign that says "Closed Forever". Talk about disappointing!

Then at work we have a child throw up all over the carpet. I make it through the work day and head to Babies R Us to buy much needed supplies for my pump. Now, two weeks ago Tyler and I found a rocker that we wanted to purchase at Babies R Us but they unfortunately were sold out and didn't know when they would be getting any in stock. They told us they weren't allowed to sell us the floor model. I see the rocker we want wrapped in plastic and think maybe they received a new shipment and that my day might start getting better. Oh no...come to find out they still don't have any in stock and that they had just sold the floor model 15 minutes earlier.

Needless to say by the time my head hit the pillow Monday night, I was exhausted and thought to myself, "Welcome to the life of a working mom."

Bath time

Before Trey, bath time had become quite the splash fest so you can imagine my hesitation of having both boys in the tub together. But...having Trey in the tub with Tanner actually helps the calm splashfest.

The pictures are kind of out of order but they will give you a glimpse into our night.

Below is how the night ended with Tanner and Trey "falling over". I give Tanner credit that even though he caused the fall he held tightly onto Trey so that they both landed safely.

Brotherly love. There is no doubt that Tanner loves his brother and now that Trey is more alert he seems to adore Tanner right back. When Tanner talks and is giving him "love" Trey follows him and graciously accepts all the love.

This is how the pictures started out. Tanner does such a great job with Trey.

Trey loves the water. He starts out in the chair in the tub but quickly scoots himself down so that he can kick his legs in the water and have most of his body covered. I constantly scoot him up and he quickly slides back down.

Tanner loves having Trey in the tub with him and reminds us over and over "no splash, Trey". He doesn't seem to mind sharing the tub and even shares the bath toys with Trey.

Visitors

Over the past few weeks we've had some special visitors. The first week after Trey was born my Aunt Kit came to visit and lend a hand. She graciously slept on my couch while Tyler was out of town, and was willing to help in any way possible. This included walking with Trey at 5am while I slept and playing ball and cars with Tanner all day. (I realized I didn't get a picture the entire time she was down here.)

Next, my college roommate, and one of my best friends came to visit. It was so great to just sit and do "nothing". We were able to catch up on life. Below is Betty, Tanner, and Trey. Tanner was so silly about taking a picture.

The next weekend one of my best friends Jaclyn, her daughter Nayeli and her mom Cathy all came down to visit. Jaclyn and I were born 2 days apart and have known each other since Kindergarten and Nayeli and Tanner are just 6 weeks apart. Talk about entertainment. Nayeli and Tanner went non-stop and had so much fun playing with each other, from chase, to cars, to babies. Jaclyn and I were able to slip away and catch up over yummy dessert and even the Grandma's had time to shop together. The picture below is Trey with Nayeli and Jaclyn.

Here is Nayeli and Tanner, both very serious about playing at the train table.

I feel so blessed to have such awesome friends and a wonderful support group! I wish that we lived closer to everyone so that we could see each other more, but how does the saying grow..."absence makes the heart grow fonder?" We can't wait to see everyone again!

Trey's First Bath

First bath. Trey's belly button fell off quickly but took a little big of time to heal. Last week he was able to take his first bath in the sink. After Tanner took his bath in the tub we asked if he wanted to help give Trey a bath...the answer was an excited yes!

He ran to get his stool from downstairs but was then concerned when I put Trey in the sink and not the tub. Trey did fairly well for his first time and I think he will come to love the water like his brother. Tanner helped me wash Trey's hair and kept telling Trey that it was okay.

Overall, it was a success and Tanner can't wait to be able to take a bath with Trey in the tub with him.

Trey Update

After two weeks Trey is settling into our daily family life, or we could say we have adjusted to him. At his two week check up he had grown 3/4 of an inch in length and now weighs in at 8 lbs 12 oz ( he was 7lbs 2oz. when we left the hospital). The doctor says that everything looks great and that he is in the 90% for height and 75% for weight, which is pretty similar to Tanner's stats at this age.
We found out after visiting a pediatric urologist that Trey has a condition called hypospadias. Basically it is when the urinary tract points down out of the penis instead of straight out. His is very minor, where instead of pointing completely down, the opening of his penis is too big which will cause him to spray all over when he pees instead of in a straight line. After talking to the doctor, we found it is corrected through an outpatient surgery when he is six months old.
For now, we will just wait until the end of summer for the surgery. There is the update on Trey. We will keep you posted on our growing boy!

Boys will be boys...

After a heavy rain Tanner, Trey and I went outside to walk and get the mail. On the way back he wanted to jump in the puddle. I figured no big deal, he has his boots on. What started out as jumping turned into sitting "next" to the puddle and putting his hands in, and then throwing rocks in. Scroll down to next picture...



Sitting "next" to the puddle progressed to sitting in the puddle and splashing the water with his hands. At this point I was still okay with the situation and was letting him have his fun, figuring we would walk through the garage and strip him before going inside. Scroll to next picture...

I finally had to redirect the mud puddle play when he laid down and attempted to blow bubbles in the mud puddle. At this point I had to explain that we only blow bubbles in the swimming pool and bath tub not in dirty mud puddles.


Here is to many more days of jumping in mud puddles and making the most of the everyday moments.

Baby Trey

Trey Jaxon blessed us with his presence at 1:58am on February 17th. Once again I was induced but my body kicked in and he came fast. He weighed in at 7lbs 9 oz and 21 inches long, just a little bit smaller than big brother Tanner.



Our growing family. Tanner came to meet his big brother Friday morning and was instantly in love. Tickling Trey's toes and giving him lots of loves. We can't wait to watch them grow up together and feel blessed to have such a loving big brother for Trey to look up to.


Brothers! I survived my first day at home with a house full of boys. I am sure my days will be filled with sports, cars, tackle, racing, noise, and dirt, but at the end of the day I will feel blessed and can't imagine life any other way.


Daddy and his boys. Tanner is wanting to help Trey with everything like nursing, getting dressed and "Trey up bed" when Trey is awake and crying. He is such a big helper...sometimes too helpful. But we love him!



Our newest blessing from God. Here is our sweet baby boy! We are so excited that he is finally here and are looking forward to the many adventures that a life with two boys holds for us. We are home and settling in and can't wait for him to meet everyone.